Capo: 3rd fret
[Verse 1]
Em G D
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in
Bm7
the early morning
Em G D Bm7
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
Em G D
I watch her go with a surge of that
Bm7
well-known sadness
E A7 D
And I have to sit down for a while
[Pre-Chorus]
Em A7
The feeling that I'm losing her
D D7
forever
Em A7 D D7
And without really entering her world
Em A7
I'm glad whenever I can share
D
her laughter
A D
That funny little girl
[Chorus]
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
A E
I try to capture every minute
E7 D
The feeling in it
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Em7 D
Do I really see what's in her mind?
A E
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
E7 D
She keeps on growing
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
[Verse 2]
Em G D Bm7
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Em G D Bm7
Barely awake, I let precious time go by
Em G D Bm7
Then when she’s gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
E A7 D
And a sense of guilt I can’t deny
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Em A7 D D7
What happened to those wonderful adventures
Em A7 D D7
The places I had planned for us to go
Em A7 D
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't
A D
And why, I just don't know
[Chorus]
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
A E
I try to capture every minute
E7 D
The feeling in it
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Em7 D
Do I really see what's in her mind?
A E
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
E7 D
She keeps on growing
Em7 D
Slipping through my fingers all the time
[Bridge]
Em A7 D D7
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
Em A7 D
And save it from the funny tricks of time
A7
Slipping through my fingers
Em7 D A E E7 D Em7 D Em7 D A E E7 D Em7 D
[Verse 3]
Em G D
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in
Bm7
the early morning
Em G D Bm7
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
I watch her go with a surge of that well known sadness
And I have to sit down for a while
The feeling that I'm losing her forever
And without really entering her world
I'm glad whenever I can share her laughter
That funny little girl
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sleep in our eyes, her and me at the breakfast table
Barely awake I let precious time go by
Then when she's gone, there's that odd melancholy feeling
And a sense of guilt I can't deny
What happened to the wonderful adventures
The places I had planned for us to go
Well, some of that we did, but most we didn't
And why, I just don't know
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute
The feeling in it
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Do I really see what's in her mind
Each time I think I'm close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers...
Slipping through my fingers all the time
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile
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